P R O D U C T I O N S

I have been
consulting since 1981 to a wide variety of clients, ranging from
fortune-500 companies to Mom-and-Pop operations. I have
expertise in a broad array of topics related to the Internet,
software engineering, programming, and documentation. In
recent years, I have focused primarily on Internet-related
projects. A detailed resumé and references are
available on request.

Problem: Solved!

If you're reading this Web page, most likely
you're a businessperson who wants to sell products or
services on the Internet. You're not a programmer or a Web
designer, and you don't want to have to become one. My
specialty is keeping it human; I bring the software into your
world, not the other way around. We will tailor the site to
your needs, and add 3rd-party or custom software as needed, so
that everything becomes simple, convenient, and even fun to use.

Miva Script and Miva Merchant

Miva Script is a language developed by the
Miva Corporation for use in writing server-side programs and
"active documents." Miva Merchant is an e-commerce
or "shopping cart" software package, which has become
extremely popular for small and medium-sized business that sell
their products or services on the Web. It allows a basic
on-line store to be set up quickly, and it is easy to enhance and
customize for special needs: more features, improved
store layout & design, etc. As a Miva Technology
Partner, I provide all kinds of services for Miva software, from
basic setup to custom programming.

Attention Miva
Merchant users:

If you are considering adding
some enhancements to your site, there are a number of options.
I discuss them, and offer some advice, in The
World's Shortest FAQ.

Products

The Official Miva Web Scripting Book
is an introduction to Miva Script programming. Published in
2000, it is now slightly out of date. However, it still
offers a good introduction to the language and plenty of useful
reference information. It is available from Amazon.com;
their "look inside" feature allows you to read some
sections.

Currency Magic is a Miva
Merchant module that allows your Miva store to display prices in
international currencies. Visitors to your site simply pick
the desired currency from a menu, and your entire Miva store will
instantly start displaying all prices in that form!

Exchange rates can be entered manually, or
retrieved automatically from an on-line server. You can configure
the module to retrieve exchange rates from many different
servers. Upon installation, the module is preset to use
Yahoo.com. The documentation includes settings for several other
public currency-converter sites, and explains how to create your
own settings for other servers.

Flexible formatting includes international
punctuation selectable for each currency, and customized display
of negative numbers. Advanced HTML and CSS formatting can be used,
with plain text provided for emails and other unformatted
displays.

Special Order Instructions
is a Miva Merchant module that allows a Miva site to display up to
five additional text boxes or checkboxes on the checkout screens,
which can be used to collect information from the customer, such
as delivery instructions, greeting card messages, etc.

The customer's information is saved in a
database, and is also included in the notification email to the
merchant, and in the confirmation email to the customer.

Checkout This displays
information to your customers during checkout. You define one or
more messages that can be triggered by various conditions:
shipping, payment, specific products in basket, customized
conditions using OpenUI tokens, or combinations of all the above.
The messages are displayed on a separate page, and the user must
click the Continue button to proceed with checkout. You can
optionally remove the Continue button to create "dead end"
pages that prevent the customer from completing their purchase.

By combining thus module with Special Order
Instructions (described above), you can collect additional
information from your customers, by displaying a text box,
checkbox, or drop-down menu with any message.

Upsale Magic provides a
discount function that allows you to set up many different
variations on the idea of, "buy X, get a special price on Y."
It overcomes a major limitation of Miva's built-in upsale feature,
since you can inform customers of the discount while they are
shopping, instead of waiting till they check out. You can set up
different types of discounts for various products or categories,
and you can customize the text and HTML formatting of the discount
messages.

Kent, great job being persistent!!! The force is with you, Jedi.
(December 2017)

Checkout has been much smoother. Thanks for helping us refine the process!!
(November 2017)

We've considered having a custom module created for other things on our site but have been hesitant for a variety of reasons. A custom report module seemed like a safe way to try out the process, and I'm glad we did. The module works very nicely, and the process with Kent was very efficient.
(February 2017)

Kent Multer took on the "make an Offer" feature we wanted and it's working great! Thanks for your help on this Kent.
(January 2017)

Thanks again, Kent, for your focused support. You have been great on this enhancement.
(November 2016)

Thanks Kent, you're awesome.
(October 2016)

Thank you for taking such good care of my clients ... I proposed hiring you to design a module to help them ... and I'm very grateful that you have exceeded expectations.
(June 2016)

He developed a module for our store that met the Google Shopping specifications ... The module has worked flawlessly.
(May. 2016)

We use Kent's upload module on a couple of sites. I believe this is the best option. And very easy to use.
(Apr. 2016)

Kent's module does exactly what Google needed it to do.
(Oct. 2015)

Thank you for all your work on this module. It's great to be able to work with you directly to modify the module to fit our clients' needs.
(Sep. 2015)

Thanks for everything you have done for us ... I will certainly look for ways to sign you up for more custom developments.
(Sep. 2015)

We've been using your upload module quite a bit this past year without a problem. Thanks!
(Apr. 2015)

I certainly wouldn't hesitate to work with you again or recommend you as one of the top notch Miva developers.
(Jan. 2015)

Iíve looked at all of the site map links and everything looks great! ... Thanks again for your quick turnaround and great work.
(Oct. 2014)

I know I can always count on you! You'll be the one I come to when my clients need custom work.
(Apr. 2014)

... Thank you so much! The module literally saved me hours of time (and tired fingers) this weekend. (Mar. 2014)

Thanks again for always being so responsive and willing to help with very short notice! (Jan. 2014)

You are the best! Thank you! (Oct. 2013)

Customers have been using the Search by Size filters like crazy all week! Thanks again, weíre thrilled with how they turned out. (July 2013)

Thank you for getting this up and running for us. The admin side is better than expected; it will give us the flexibility to update our charges and descriptions in the future. (May 2013)

One thing I liked about your emails is that you were easy to understand. I have dealt with several other programmers... sometimes it was difficult to communicate my ideas with them. You caught on immediately, and it was appreciated :-) (Dec. 2012)

We have tested the site and we are ready to go live in a few hours. Thank you so much for getting your module working and delivering it on time. (Sep. 2012)

Iíve been using Miva for about 8 years now so I know your reputation within the community is stellar. (Feb. 2012)

Thank you for being patient ... and (as always) I'm very impressed with the work. (March 2011)

I have always found your modules to be every bit as good as advertised, and your documentation is excellent. I'm sure this one will be no exception. (November 2010)

Out of all the programmers that I have worked with, you are by far the fastest at getting anything done, and the most responsive as well. (Mar. 2010)

I have appreciated your attention to detail in every aspect ... You really seemed to WANT to do a great job, and even made suggestions to make the project better. (January 2009)

You really did a great job with this module and delivered exactly what we were looking for. Thank you for your quality work and fast service; we really appreciate it. (October 2008)

I'm so happy. I have been using the module all morning and it's such a breeze and saving me so much time. (May 2008)

... It's been extremely nice having your support through all the unforeseen bumps! (Feb. 2008)

... In my 8+ years of experience with Miva, you are the best. (Oct. 2007)

I have been using the sales module for awhile today and I donít just like it. I LOVE it! (Oct. 2007)

Iíll never go to another developer again. (Sep. 2007)

I have contacted MANY Miva programmers in the last few years and you have been the best by far! (Sep. 2007)

Thank you thank you thank you. You have no idea how this is going to make my life easier. (June 2007)

So far you have been the most reliable developer we've had ... (Apr. 2004)